Manimala Devi

Manimala Devi
Born(1931-06-19)19 June 1931
Balibishi, Cuttack
Died16 June 2016(2016-06-16) (aged 84)
Bhubaneswar
NationalityIndian
Years active1960–1990
Known forActress
ChildrenShankar Ghosh

Manimala Devi (19 June 1931 – 16 June 2016)[1] was an Indian Odia film actress.[2] Devi was born in the Bilibasi village of Cuttack, and stepped into the film world at the age of nine.[3] She never went to school. In 1945 she started to act in the Annapurna theatre of Cuttack.

The films in which Devi acted, including her first film, Shri Lokanath,[4] received national awards.[5] Audiences especially enjoyed the performances she shared with Samuel Sahoo.

  1. ^ "Veteran actress Manimala Devi passes away". 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ "ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ ମଣିମାଳା ଦେବୀ ଅସୁସ୍ଥ". Dharitri. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ Palit, Ashok (2011). "Manimala: A Forgotten Queen of Orissa celluloid world, Orissa Entertainment News". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016. Born on June 19, 1931 Balibisi village, Cuttack
  4. ^ Behera, Soumyaranjan (17 June 2016). "ଝଲସୁଥିବେ ଚିରଦିନ ମଣିମାଳା". ସମୟ. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ Singha, Minati (2012). "Manimala Devi battles penury and disease". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012. She acted in over 100 plays and 30 feature films of which 14 received a national award, including her debut film Sri Lokanath